The Potential Benefits of Remembering that “Everybody Hurts” Everybody hurts after experiencing rejection, but self-compassion may help with that pain.
“Don’t Talk to Strangers on the Bus!” …Or Do? You can leave the bus happier if you just say a few words.
Is Limiting What You Eat Making You Lonely? Food restrictions and loneliness are on the rise; they may be related epidemics.
People Who Say They Don’t Need Other People Actually Care about Close Relationships The more people claim to not care about social connections, the happier they are if they learn that others accept them.
Stephanie Tobin Stephanie Tobin is a Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. Her research focuses on belonging and information needs in the context of social and other digital media.
The Negative Spiral of Religious Intolerance Experiencing threats based on one’s religion is associated with greater animosity toward other groups.
Rejection, Volunteering, & Morality: Recently Published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
The Role of Belonging in Higher Education This feature explores the importance of a sense of belonging at universities and offers strategies for promoting belonging in higher education.
Walking the Talk: Support for Diversity and Inclusion at Work Employee support for diversity and inclusion efforts is sometimes insincere.
Workplace Objectification Leads to Self-Harm Why does workplace objectification lead to self-harm and how else might people cope with it?